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Feudalism- A system used in Medieval Europe that thrived from the 9th to the 15th centuries. Describe the government and the general political system from the middle ages. How everything was in the middle ages.

Feudal Compact - An arrangement between a lord and his vassal involving the exchange of property for personal service.

Fief - A grant of land and accompanying government responsibilities and power.

Homage - A vassal's act of promising loyalty and obedience to his lord. Pledge of allegiance.

Baron - A great lord who exercised government authority over vast family territory. Better than a lord.

Vassal - A warrior who agreed to serve a greater warrior in exchange for secure possession of land.

Lord - The hereditary possessor of lands, revenues, and powers over lesser warriors and peasants.

Manor - The principal farming property and social unit of a medieval community usually belonging to a member of the feudal nobility or to a church institution.

Estate - In the middle ages, the groups that made up society, often defined as those who pray, those who fight and those who work.

Serf - The laborers, farmers, etc. Lower class people, poor.

Knight - A man who served his lord and he was a warrior. Soldier in armor.

Three field - one field from spring, one for fall, one for extra jazz.

Suburb - outside the wall

Guild - a union

Master - becomes a master after master piece

Journeymen - create a master piece to become a master

Apprentice - become journeymen

Peasantry - Class of poor people